August 22, 2011

I'd like to thank the maker of muffin cups, who brilliantly made the base the exact size of many types of cookies--Oreos, 'Nilla Wafers, and the like. They're the perfect ready-made crust for many treats.

So by now, you probably don't believe me when I tell you I don't like cheesecake. That statement (be it true or not) is irrelevant in this case, as these cakes really taste nothing like cheesecake at all. What they taste like to me is an Oreo cookie that's been dipped in milk until it's reached the point of perfect sogginess softness. In my opinion, that's all kinds of yummy.

Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Line standard muffin tins with paper liners. Place 1 whole cookie in the bottom of each lined cup.
With an electric mixer on medium high speed, beat cream cheese until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Gradually add sugar, and beat until combined. Beat in vanilla.
Drizzle in eggs, a bit at a time, beating to combine and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Beat in sour cream and salt. Stir in chopped cookies by hand.
Divide batter evenly among cookie-lined cups, filling each almost to the top. Bake, rotating pan halfway through, until filling is set, about 22 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Refrigerate at least 4 hours (or up to overnight). Remove from tins just before serving.

I had an unfortunate encounter with a bag of Oreos when I was five years old that led to an Oreo aversion which lasted for many years. My cousin and I ate an ENTIRE bag of Oreos in one sitting. She would eat the filling and give me the wafer. Thank my lucky stars that I got over the aversion. The bad part is that I somehow felt like I had a lot of Oreo eating to do to get caught up. These cupcakes just look too good to be true. I'm scared to make them. Hold me, please?

I thought there was nothing in this world more heavenly than my oreo truffles. I think we have just found a contender. Yum! I've never thought of making little cheesecake crusts out of biscuits like that; love it!

hi grace, first time here, your oreo cheese cup cake looks delicious and pretty- i am not good at cooking thisglad i blog walk to your site.. hi, i am Wan, from malaysia, do visit my blog , would love to read a comment from you too. have a nice day

I love oreos- and I am pretty much certain I would love these cheesecake cupcakes!! They look so so good! ;) I didn't know oreos fitted perfectly in muffin cups- haha, I'm tempted to grab some cookies and some muffin cups just to see!

Look at all the yumminess I've been missing! :) I am a huge fan of cookies and cream ice cream. But I'm like you, I don't usually pig out on cheesecake...but this reminds me more of cookies and cream, a winner! :)

I loved that discovery about muffin liners too. I really like the way you can peel off the liner and, placed upside down, the cookie is often intact to the point of making a pretty top layer for the cheesecake/ cupcake. (it's the little things that delight me.)